___ the invention of the steam engine, the industrial revolution played a vital role in human history．
| A．Originating in | B．Originated in |
| C．To originate in | D．Being originated in |
---- The novel isn’t easy for Xiao Wang to read, is it?
---- ______．His foreign language is far better than expected.
| A．No, it isn’t | B．I’m afraid not． | C．I think so． | D．Yes, it is. |
To our great surprise, the painting _______ should have won the prize.
| A．considered being copied | B．considering to be copied |
| C．considering having been copied | D．considered to have been copied |
The weather of this year is not so good as of last year.
| A．one | B．the one | C．that | D．those |
It’s a mistake to think of Florida only ______ its tourist attractions.
| A．in addition to | B．by way of | C．in terms of | D．by means of |
It was in the small house was destroyed by the flood he spent his childhood.
| A．which; that | B．that; where | C．which; which | D．that; which |